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MEANS FOR SECURING BAILS TO SMOKESTANDS FOR SHIPMENT Filed Aug. 15, 1940 INVENTOR. T5 D N BY EH. EILEER ATTORNEY.

eerie MEANS FOR SECURING BAILS T SMOKE- S'IANDS FDR SHIPMENT Gordon A. Gilbertson, Chicago, 111., assignor to Talbert M. Dick, as trustee of the Cadet Smokestands Company, Des Moines, Iowa, a common-law trust Application August 15, 1949, Serial No. 352,775

3 Claims. (01. 206-47) The principal object of this invention is to proend of the column. Such smokestands are very vide a successful, economical means of securing common and usuallyhave a detachable bail M a handle bail to a smokestand or like in which, as is well known, snaps into place on the knocked-down condition for packaging pururn portion [2 by having its ends engage depresposes. 5 sions or slot openings l5 in the urn I2. These A further object of this invention is to provide smokestands have their urn portion, base pora method of securing detachable bails to smoketion, and column portion rigidly bolted together stands or the like for boxing or shipping purby an elongated bolt element [6.

poses, whereby the handl bail will be secured y method of Securing a b M to e Smoketo the smokestand or like against accidental loss stand It] for packaging purposes consists of an in non-assembled condition, and without danger envelope l1 having the usual flap l8 capable of of marring or scratching the finish of the smokeclosing its open end as shown in Fig. 1. The stand or like. numeral l9 designates a hole extending com- These and other objects will be apparent to pletely through the central area of the envelope. those skilled in the art. In practice, I first placed the bail l4 inside the My invention consists in the construction, arenvelope [1 as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1. rangement and combination of the various parts Such handle bails I4 are curved and therefore of the device, whereby the objects contemplated partially embrace in spaced relationship the hole are attained as hereinafter more fully set forth, l9 extending through the envelope. At the time pointed out in my claims and illustrated in the the smokestand is assembled at the factory, the accompanying drawing, in which: column II is inserted through the hole I9. Ob-

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my handle bail viously after the smokestand is assembled by the holding member showing by dotted lines a bolt [6, the envelope I! cannot become accismokestand and a bail successfully secured todentally detached from the column I l by virtue gether by the same. of the fact of the urn portion l2 on one end of Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross sectional view of a the column and the base I3 on the other end of portion of the base of a smokestand with my bail the column. The ball I4 is secured inside the enclosing nvelope secured thereon. envelope by folding the flap to a closed position Many smokestands have handle bails. In and stapling it closed with a staple 20. This many cases these handle bails are detachable 0 staple 20 pieces the flap and envelope at a from the urn portion of the smokestand in order point inside the circular bail [4 as shown in Fig. to reduce the height of the smokestand for pack- 1, thereby preventing undesirable movement of aging and shipping purposes. Not only is a the bail [4 inside the envelope. The envelope smaller package possible by the removal of the is of such dimensions as to closely fit the bail l4 handle bail, but there is less chance of damagand therefore the ball [4 cannot move any subing the smokestand in storage or shipment, and stantial distance within the envelope I1 and anby virtue of the handle bail being detached from gage and mar the finish of the column II. The the smokestand, a cheaper transportation charge paper or like envelope I! will hold and insulate is possible under the rule of knocked-down the metallic bail [4 from any engagement with merchandise. The chief objection, however, to any part of the smokestand proper. Obviously the packaging and shipment of smokestands anyone unpacking the smokestand cannot avoid that must be later assembled is that these handle discovery of the existence of the detachable bail bails often are lost, are not noticed in the pack- M on the smokestand if between the base and age by the one unpacking the smokestand, and um. On the other hand, if the bail were conin many instances are loose in the package and cealed within the base or within the urn, or it mar and scratch the fine finish of the smokewere merely loose within the shipping package, stand. I have overcome such objections by proit might not be found by the one unpacking the viding a unique envelope that successfully holds smokestand. As the envelope I! is made of the detached bail to and around the column or tearable material, it is merely necessary to tear stem of the smokestand. or cut the envelope from the column It, obtain Referring to the drawing, I have used the the handle bail therein and assemble the same numeral In to generally designate an ordinary on the top portion of the smokestand. smokestand having a column portion ll, an en- From the foregoing, it will readily be seen that larged urn portion l2 on the upper end of the I have provided an economical and successful column, and an enlarged base I3 on the lower means and method of securing a detachable bail in knocked-down condition to a smokestand for shipping purposes, wherein the bail cannot become detached or lost nor mar or damage the smokestand while in transit.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of my improved method of and means for securing a bail to a smokestand for shipment without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim:

1. In a shipping package for a smoking stand having a base, a vertical column, an urn portion and a semi-circular detachable bail, the improvement which comprises an envelope with a central opening therein through which the vertical column extends; the detachable bail being positioned Within the envelope, and a means for confining said bail in said envelope substantially concentric relative with said column.

2. In a shipping package for a smoking stand having a base, a vertical column, an urn portion, and a detachable bail, the improvement which comprises a tearable envelope with an opening therein through which the vertical column extends; said detachable bail being positioned within said envelope and said envelope being of such dimensions as to closely fit the bail and hold said bail in spaced relationship to said c01- 3. In a shipping package for a smoking stand having a base, a vertical column, an urn portion and a semi-circular detachable bail, the improvement which comprises an envelope with a central opening therein through which the vertical column extends; the detachable bail being positioned within the envelope, and a means for closing said envelope and holding said bail in spaced relationship relative to said column.

GORDON A. GILBERTSON. 

